RPC VII.2, 373

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 373
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding laurel branch over agonistic crown containing five apples, and bow resting on the ground
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 7
Reference Touratsoglou 133, nos 280–2
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1968,0604.10 Touratsoglou 133/280
2 2     B: 18272661, I-B Touratsoglou 133/282
3 3     Cop SNG 432 = Touratsoglou 133/281